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Social Video 2025

The Lines Between Social Media and Streaming Continue to Blur

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Social video’s momentum continues as advertisers direct the majority of their social network budgets toward it. Lines are continuing to blur between streaming platforms and social networks, especially as the latter increases its emphasis on video.
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Social video’s momentum continues, signaling just how crucial video has become for social networks big and small. The emphasis on video has put social networks more directly in competition with streaming platforms, further blurring the lines between the two.

Key Question: How can marketers better understand and leverage social video’s rise?

Key Stat: By 2027, we expect US social video ad spending ($84.58 billion) to surpass TV and CTV ad spend combined ($82.72 billion).

This report can help you:

  • Allocate budget for campaigns and develop media strategy (brands, agencies)
  • Develop go-to-market strategy (media platforms)

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Minda Smiley

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Rahul Chadha
Director, Report Editing
Nikolai Dineros
Jasmine Enberg
Vice President and Principal Analyst
Donte Gibson
Senior Charts Editor
Zach Goldner
Senior Forecasting Analyst
Vladimir de Leon
Chart Editor
Oscar Orozco
Senior Director, Forecasting
Sakina Thanawala
Copy Editor
Emman Velasco
Chart Editor
Paul Verna
VP, Content

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